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Brian Blickenstaff went to a not-quite-top-tier bobsled competition, and he found a bunch of people with a lot more in common than matching helmets
Hunting is making a comeback by tapping a new crowd of athletic locavores, and that means big business for performance-minded gear companies
Denim. American denim.
Greg and Julie Welch thought they were taking their regular, annual trip, paddling through the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Minnesota. Then the fire came.
With helmet cams ubiquitous at ski resorts and on trails, everyone is a filmmaker nowadays. But making a good movie takes some practice, planning, and just a pinch of luck.
In protest of sport being dropped from Olympics
The Colorado Information Center's avalanche forecaster talks about the most common mistakes backcountry skiers make, how to mitigate risk, and how to survive an avalanche
Members-only resort failed to materialize
Did Katie Heaney actually go dogsledding? It seems like it—or this whole thing is just an extremely detailed fever dream.
As rising waters lap at endangered species' heels, the most effective responses are likely found outside the scope of that landmark legislation
Legendary whitewater kayaker Ben Marr shreds the upper reaches of Quebec.
In this chapter from Animal Wise, the latest book from journalist Virginia Morell, the author visits renowned scientist Dr. Irene Pepperberg to explore cognition in parrots, specifically, Alex the African Grey
James Morgan explores the Coral Triangle, where destructive fishing techniques have decimated reefs in the largest and most diverse marine bio-region in the world.
In this weekly roundup, we scour the Web for our favorite long-form articles, collecting them here and on Longreads and Twitter. This installment focuses on hermits, cults, and hangings.
Though its funding ends next year, the Transit in Parks program is seeking solutions to congested parks and opening federal lands to non-motorized travel
The Austrian mountain guide that has been involved in some of extreme sports' most notable conquests talks about the 2011 debacle on Cerro Torre, working with Shane McConkey and Felix Baumgartner, and how the big-mountain comp scene is a bit like kindergarten
Even though it has reached people in more than 30 countries, bike polo is still relatively unknown in the United States. But a group of players is doing everything they can to change that.
"I like outdoor activities that let you fall asleep while doing them."
Don't get me wrong, I love skiing. I hit the slopes several times every winter. But I'm looking for something new and exciting that I can do in the outdoors during the winter months. Any ideas?
In this weekly roundup, we scour the Web for our favorite long-form articles, collecting them here and on Longreads and Twitter. This installment focuses on tree-hugging aliens, Michael Jordan, and a few meteors.